Megafactories

Megafactories

Episodes
Porsche Panamera
+Porsche Panamera: Explore Porsche's hi-tech plant, where the Panamera is made on one assembly line, there are 14 deliveries a day and not a single warehouse or forklift truck.
Frito Lay Crisps
+A fascinating look inside the 1,000,000-square-foot American crisp factory. During the build-up to the 4 July celebrations, Frito Lay uses a million pounds of potatoes a day.
Lotus Evora
+Lotus Evora: Venture inside Lotus' 66-year-old home in the heart of rural Norfolk, where CEO Dany Bahar reveals the engineering and design behind the Evora supercar.
Illy Coffee
+Illy Coffee: A fascinating look inside the family-run Illy coffee factory in Trieste, Italy. Each day, cutting-edge robotics and a team of tasters export 37,500kg of coffee a day. All Ages.
Swedish Super Car
+... Super Car. Discover how each powerful Koenigsegg car is lovingly hand-built, in a Swedish factory that looks more like an art studio than a car production plant.
Jaguar Xj
+Enter the Jaguar mega factory in Castle Bromwich, England, and discover the first car in the company's history to use aerospace influenced aluminium space frame technology.
High Speed Train
+A step-by-step look at the making of Alstom's latest revolutionary high-speed train - the AGV. Alstom holds three rail speed records, could it be about to break another? RATING: AA
Aston Martin Supercar
+Aston Martin HQ in Warwickshire offers an unprecedented look at the design and manufacture of its 1.2 million pound supercar, the customised and coveted 220mph One-77.
Lamborghini
+Discover the skill and genius behind the scenes at the planet's most famous factories, starting at Lamborghini, where just 2.7 of the world's fastest cars are made a day.
Tanks
+The Abrams tank is one of the most powerful land weapons systems in the world. Follow the production of these 70-ton monsters from assembly line to testing, and onto the battlefield.
World's Cheapest Car
+New. A look at Sir Ratan Tata's mission to build India's $2,200 'people's car'. Design issues threaten to blow the budget and protests force him to shift his factory 2,100km across India.
Apache Helicopters
+The Apache is perhaps the most lethal attack helicopter in the world. Go into the Boeing plant where the stealth choppers are built to discover their deadly secrets. RATING: AA
Audi
+Bmw X3
+Ikea
+It's been estimated that one in ten Europeans are conceived in an Ikea bed. Venture behind the factory doors of the Scandinavian furniture behemoth. All Ages.
Bentley
+H - verbal warning to be added re program contains flashing images
New York Subway
+Discover how the Big Apple's revolutionary R-160 subway car is made. Weighing 85,000lb, it contains 24 miles of wiring and is built to handle 1.6 billion riders per year.
Swedish Super Car
+Coca-Cola
+See the world's largest bottle recycling plant in North Carolina, find out how new drinks are made and discover the surprising ingredients that give Coke its unique flavour. RATING: AA
Porsche
+Rolls Royce
+H - Verbal warning to be added - Prog contains some flashing images
Wargaming
+A sneak peek inside the home of Wargaming.net. Known for its hugely popular Massive Assault series, it's the largest online gaming enterprise in the world.
Williams F1
+Williams F1: With unprecedented access to the Williams F1 factory, discover some of the most advanced engineering in the world, and the ins and outs of the exciting FW33 F1 car. (2 of 3)
Boeing 747
+Heineken
+Heineken: Step inside Europe's largest brewery. The home of Heineken in Holland makes roughly enough lager a year to pour every sixth person in the world a pint.
Learjet
+H - Warning to be added re programme contains flashing images
Harley-Davidson
+Mack Truck
+Mack Truck: A peak inside the factory that makes the most durable heavy-duty trucks and engines in the world. Each huge vehicle can pack 605 horsepower and tow up to 200 tonnes.
McLaren
+McLaren Automotive and the McLaren Technology Group are being brought together under one corporate structure to be called the McLaren Group. The announcement unifies all activities under a single coordinated strategy and brand allowing the exceptional reputation of each business for technological excellence to be used across the entire Group for the benefit of all its customers partners and employees.
Mercedes Truck
+Head inside the world's biggest truck plant, where one custom-made lorry is rolled out every two minutes. Plus, find out how Mercedes wants to make its trucks better than ever.
Lego
+Explore a factory where 2,500 different-shaped bricks are created in 53 colours. To keep up with sales of seven sets a second, Lego make 36,000 pieces a minute. All Ages.
John Deere
+John Deere: Covering more than 300,000 square metres, the John Deere factory houses 2,000 workers who churn out giant combine harvesters. We'll give you the key.
Trucks
+Trucks: At the Peterbilt factory, workers are busy building Model 387 trucks. Go onto the shop floor to see the 36-tonne giants being put together using over 20,000 parts.
The Mini
+Follow the fascinating construction of Mini's first-ever two-seater sports vehicle, as a Mini Coupe makes its way through this state-of-the-art factory in Oxfordshire, England.
Ferrari
+Ford F150
+Bacardi
+Bacardi: The Cathedral of Rum in San Juan, Puerto Rico opens its doors, revealing how it makes 20 million cases of rum a year from a 150-year-old recipe. RATING: AA
Guinness
+Guiness: Through harvesting, roasting, brewing, bottling, kegging, marketing and distribution, explore how Guinness's Dublin factory prepares for the busiest months in Irish beer. (1 of 3)
Michelin
+Having rolled out rubber for cars, jets and even the space shuttle, the Michelin factory in France now turns its attention to creating a revolutionary tyre to help boost fuel economy.